It appears that the unholy mix of American nationalism with some brands of Christianity have produced a blind allegiance to whomever speaks their language. Trump has been the spokesperson most recently but in the past it’s been Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and to a...
The last 9 months have been the most difficult of my life. My work has suffered. My health wasn’t good – both Chris and I had Covid 19. (I’m pretty sure mine was actually Covid 20 as I felt especially sick. Or….maybe I’m just a guy). The...
Jesus was often alone. Yes, he had a team and some very close friends he spent tons of time with, but you’ll often find him alone in the Gospels. This is a highly nuanced point about the life of Jesus. Mostly I would encourage you, and me, to live in community. Be...
Some fairly big news from Carl and Chris. In the spring of 2013 I started to feel something. Call it “getting old.” Or as I prefer – “Wisdom.” But it was telling me to slow down my life of rushing around the Middle East sharing Jesus and doing humanitarian...
If Jesus is our model, we must follow him with bravery and courage in our day-to-day interactions. Take risks. Mess up. Say the wrong thing and then go back for a redo. Otherwise, we’ll languish in the backwaters of boredom doing nothing but rehashing weather...
